When Your Smart Vacuum Dies

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Many smart home devices depend on cloud services to function. When manufacturers discontinue products or shut down those services, expensive hardware can lose key features—or stop working entirely.

Open-source alternatives offer a different model. By running locally and avoiding cloud dependencies, they give users greater control, improved privacy, and longer product lifespans. It's a reminder that convenience and ownership don't always go hand in hand.

Should more smart home devices be designed to work offline by default, even if it means sacrificing some cloud-powered features?

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